Fresh
In its wrenching shift from farce to tragedy, and its evocation of the bridge offered by friendship, Talk to Me tells it, and keeps on tellin' it, much as 'Petey' Greene would have.
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
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Talk to Me
Overview
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
Director and cast
- Kasi Lemmons Director
- Don Cheadle as Ralph Waldo 'Petey' Greene
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Dewey Hughes
- Bruce McFee as Prison Sign-In Guard
- Mike Epps as Milo Hughes
- Peter MacNeill as Warden Cecil Smithers
- Adam Gaudreau as Escorting Guard
- Taraji P. Henson as Vernell Watson
- Cedric the Entertainer as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
- Martin Sheen as E.G. Sonderling
- J. Miles Dale Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Thanks to its two leads, the film remains vivid, honest and deeply felt.
Jonathan Crocker, Time Out
Fresh
Speaks powerfully to audiences with its potent blend of extraordinary performances and engaging soundtrack.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh
The movie's occasional narrative shortcomings are offset by the performances, which are uniformly fine.
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
Rotten
Its dialogue, equal parts uptight honky and jumping jive seems, particularly in the early stretches, to have been generated by a computer.
Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal
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